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| NOUN: | 1. Intellectual hold: apprehension, comprehension, grasp, grip, understanding. Informal : savvy. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. Firm control: grasp, grip. See CONTROL. 3. A strong or powerful influence: grasp, grip. See AFFECT. 4. An act or means of holding something: clasp, clench, clutch1, grasp, grip. Sports : grapple. See KEEP. | | VERB: | 1. To have the room or capacity for: accommodate, contain. See FULL. 2. To put into words positively and with conviction: affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, maintain, say, state. Idioms: have it. See AFFIRM. 3. To have an opinion: believe, consider, deem, opine, think. Informal : figure, judge. Idioms: be of the opinion. See OPINION. 4. To have at one's disposal: boast, command, enjoy, have, possess. See OWNED. 5. To be filled by: contain, have. See INCLUDE. 6. To put one's arms around affectionately: clasp, embrace, enfold, hug, press, squeeze. Slang : clinch. Archaic : bosom, clip2, embosom. See TOUCH. 7. To have the use or benefit of: enjoy, have, possess. See OWNED. 8. To view in a certain way: believe, feel, sense, think. See OPINION. 9. To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of: arrest, catch up, enthrall, fascinate, grip, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind, transfix. Slang : grab. See EXCITE. 10. To keep at one's disposal: have, own, possess, retain. See KEEP. 11. To organize and carry out (an activity): give, have, stage. See CONTROL, PLANNED. 12. To have and maintain in one's possession: hold back, keep, keep back, reserve, retain, withhold. See KEEP. 13. To keep in custody: detain. See FREE, LAW. 14. To control, restrict, or arrest: bit2, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain. See RESTRAINT. 15. To sustain the weight of: bear, carry, support, uphold. See SUPPORT. 16. To prove valid under scrutiny. Also used with up: prove out, stand up. Informal : wash. Idioms: hold water, pass muster, ring true. See TRUE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | hold back To interfere with the progress of: bog (down), encumber, hinder, impede, obstruct. Idioms: get in the way of. See HELP, OPEN. hold back 1. To have and maintain in one's possession: hold, keep, keep back, reserve, retain, withhold. See KEEP. 2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), gag, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. Informal : sit on or (upon). See RESTRAINT. 3. To control, restrict, or arrest: bit2, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain. See RESTRAINT. hold down 1. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. Informal : sit on or (upon). See RESTRAINT. 2. To control, restrict, or arrest: bit2, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold in, inhibit, keep, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain. See RESTRAINT. hold in To control, restrict, or arrest: bit2, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, inhibit, keep, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain. See RESTRAINT. hold off 1. To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer1, delay, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, stay1, suspend, table, waive. Informal : wait. Idioms: put on ice. See DO. 2. To hold oneself back: abstain, forbear, keep, refrain, withhold. See RESTRAINT. hold out To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time: abide, continue, endure, go on, last2, persist, remain, stay1. See CONTINUE. hold up 1. To withstand stress or difficulty: bear up, endure, stand up. See CONTINUE. 2. To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer1, delay, hold off, postpone, remit, shelve, stay1, suspend, table, waive. Informal : wait. Idioms: put on ice. See DO. 3. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: delay, detain, hang up, lag, retard, set back, slow (down or up), stall2. See HELP, TIME. 4. To take property or possessions from (a person or company, for example) unlawfully and usually forcibly: rob, stick up. Slang : heist, knock off. See CRIMES, GIVE. hold with To be favorably disposed toward: approve, countenance, favor. Informal : go for. Idioms: take kindly to. See PRAISE.
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